Kevin Hunt Testimonial - Teams Announced
A TOTAL of 728 international caps, £34million (€44million) worth of talent and some of the biggest names in football – that's what will be on view at Dalymount Park next Sunday when an all-star International XI comes to Dublin to pay tribute to Bohemians legend Kevin Hunt.
Kevin Hunt Testimonial Match,
International XI v Bohemians XI
Dalymount Park,
Sunday October 12 2008,
3pm kick-off
The English-born midfielder has just retired from playing after 11 successful seasons as captain of Bohemians, but the Dublin club have honoured their former skipper by handing him a testimonial and a batch of big names have committed to playing at Dalymount Park on Sunday (3pm) when an International XI take on a Bohemians selection, in a game sponsored by Boylesports.com.
Former Celtic stars Alan Thompson, Tommy Johnson and Paul Lambert have today confirmed that they will play as they join modern legends such as Ireland heroes Paul McGrath, Packie Bonner, Kenny Cunningham and Mark Kinsella, along with former Premier League stars like Gary McAllister and Neil Lennon, in paying tribute to Hunt.
Kevin Hunt joined Bohemians from Barnet in December 1998 and captained the team to Premier Division titles in 2000/01 and 2002/03, also winning the FAI Cup in 2000/01 and making 20 appearances in European football. His last appearance in the Bohs shirt was in July 2008, against Bray Wanderers, as he retired from football after that game.
International XI panel (manager Eoin Hand)
Packie Bonner (80 caps), Gary Kelly (51 caps), Jeff Kenna (27 caps, £1.5m in transfers), Kenny Cunningham (70 caps, £1.2m in transfers), Steve Staunton (102 caps, £1.1m in transfers), Paul McGrath (83 caps, £0.5m in transfers), Curtis Fleming (10 caps, £0.1m in transfers), Mark Kinsella (48 caps, £1m in transfers), Liam O'Brien (16 caps, £0.6m in transfers), Alan McLoughlin (42 caps, £1.6m in transfers), Wes Hoolahan (1 cap, £0.3m in transfers), Richard Sadlier (1 cap), Jason Byrne (2 caps), Glen Crowe (2 caps), Stephen Ward (14 U21 caps), Alan Thompson (1 England cap, £7.5m in transfers), Tommy Johnson (7 England U21 caps, £5m in transfers), Gary McAllister (57 Scotland caps, £4.1m in transfers), Paul Lambert (40 Scotland caps, £2m in transfers), Paul Devlin (10 Scotland caps, £0.6m in transfers), Neil Lennon (40 N Ireland caps, £5.7m in transfers), Steve Lomas (45 N Ireland caps, £1.6m in transfers)
Bohemians XI (managed by Roddy Collins)
Matt Gregg, Dermot O'Neill, Tony O'Connor, Paul McNally, Jimmy Aggrey, Stephen Caffrey, Fergal Harkin, Pat Fenlon, Dean Martin, Kevin Hunt, Dave Morrison, Paul Byrne, Robbie Doyle, Mark Rutherford, Tony Grant
Kevin Hunt Testimonial match, Dalymount Park, Sunday October 12th, 3pm.
Tickets (€15 for adults, €5 for children) from www.ticketmaster.ie or Bohemians ticket office.
Up to date information at www.kevinhunttestimonial.com
